Destiny 2 Coming to Battle.net

On the Destiny 2 gameplay reveal today, Mike Morhaime made the surprising announcement that Destiny 2 will be coming to Battle.net. Blizzard is partnering with Bungie and Activision to bring Destiny 2 to the PC -- only through Battle.net. You'll be able to use your Blizzard Balance to purchase Destiny 2!\r\rThis is the first time a non-Blizzard game has been added to the Battle.net launcher and it will be interesting to see if more are added in the future. \r\r\rWe want to let everyone know that a new game will be appearing alongside your favorite Blizzard games\u2014one that\u2019s a little different from what you might normally expect. Bungie\u2019s upcoming first-person action game Destiny 2 will be joining the party! We\u2019re excited to announce that we're partnering with Bungie and Activision to support the PC version of Destiny 2 exclusively via Battle.net.\r\rWe\u2019re big fans of Destiny here at Blizzard, and we\u2019re honored to be able to help the talented folks at Bungie and Activision bring their much-anticipated sequel to a new platform. Being on Battle.net will allow Destiny 2 to plug in to our existing global network, freeing up the developers at Bungie to focus their energy and resources on making the best and most fun game they possibly can. This also means Destiny 2 players will have access to our online social functionality, including chat with friends, the ability to see which of their friends are online in Destiny 2 or in Blizzard games, and the ability to stream gameplay directly to Facebook.\r\rSee the FAQ below for further platform details, and stay tuned for updates as we get closer to welcoming Destiny 2 and its players to Battle.net. To learn more about Destiny 2, head over to www.destinythegame.com.\r\rWhy are you adding a non-Blizzard game to Blizzard's platform?\r\rWe loved Destiny and think Destiny 2 is going to be a great game. Blizzard has an established and successful global internet infrastructure we\u2019ve used for years to support our own games. Creating a new network client for Destiny 2, which is bringing the franchise to PC for the first time, would needlessly extend the development period for the game. We want to get our hands on Destiny 2 as soon as possible like everybody else, so we offered to share our PC platform with our sister companies for this release.\r\rDoes this mean other games are going to come to the Blizzard platform too?\r\rOur focus in terms of supporting non-Blizzard games is solely around Destiny 2. Aside from potentially evaluating needs or opportunities for future Activision games, we don\u2019t have any short- or long-term plans to support third-party games with Battle.net. It\u2019s important to us to maintain our quality standards for any experience or service we\u2019re putting in front of our players, which represents a big investment of time and effort on our part, so this is not something we\u2019re jumping into lightly.\r\rDoes this mean I'll be able to use my Blizzard Balance to purchase Destiny 2?\r\rYes!\r\rWill Destiny 2 offer the same cross-game social features that Blizzard titles currently have?\r\rDestiny 2 will be integrated into many of Blizzard\u2019s existing social features\u2014you\u2019ll be able to chat with friends playing Destiny 2 the same way you already can for Blizzard games. Players will also be able to add friends and form parties the same way Blizzard gamers can. And, you\u2019ll see a Destiny 2 status icon by your friends who are playing Destiny 2 the same way you do for friends playing StarCraft II, Diablo III, WoW, Heroes of the Storm, Hearthstone, and Overwatch.\r\rWhere and when will Destiny 2 on PC be available?\r\rWe\u2019re excited to work with Bungie to bring the PC version of Destiny 2 to every region Blizzard currently operates in. Bungie is actively working through the global details. We look forward to sharing additional information later this year.\r\rWho will be operating Destiny 2\u2019s servers?\r\rBungie will maintain Destiny 2\u2019s servers; Blizzard\u2019s servers will be used for features related to the Blizzard platform, such as login and social functionality.\r\rAnd what about customer service?\r\rDestiny 2\u2019s gameplay customer service will be handled by Bungie; Blizzard will handle customer service for platform and shop issues specific to our service.\r\rUnless otherwise explicitly stated, all information, including forward-looking information, is current as of May 18, 2017 only. Blizzard and Activision Blizzard undertake no duty to update or revise any forward-looking information contained herein. For more detailed information, please refer to Activision Blizzard\u2019s reports and filings with the SEC.\r\r\rAll of the Blizzard Twitter accounts welcomed Destiny to the family:\r\r\r\r\r\r\r

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Comment by Alcest

Oh so I not only finally get to play Destiny (since it'll be on PC) but now you're telling me it's free because of BNet Balance?\r\rWell this is wonderful news.

Comment by WALKERDE13

on 2017-05-18T13:24:55-05:00

Consider me intrigued......

Comment by Mettah

on 2017-05-18T13:31:00-05:00

Well, that should be interesting... I still want Warcraft 1 and 2.\r\rWould be great to have the classic games on there but it will get a bit cluttered I think

Comment by Engerz

on 2017-05-18T13:47:37-05:00

Hmm makes sense because of the whole Activision family. Still one would wonder if the CoD and other Activision games would follow suit as well. I personally don't have a problem with Steam but competition for digital distribution shouldn't be daunting, especially for a big company like Activision. \r\rAnyway I'm intrigued by this game. Will most likely yank me from those "dry" WoW times.

Comment by Samuoh94

on 2017-05-18T13:48:18-05:00

Will it be on mac too or only windows?

Comment by percel

on 2017-05-18T13:53:04-05:00

What is battle.net? I was thinking they changed app name to Blizzard :thinking:

Comment by uparrow

on 2017-05-18T13:54:26-05:00

Will it be on mac too or only windows?\r\rTrying to play games on a Mac. lol

Comment by jaq1010

on 2017-05-18T14:05:46-05:00

There goes me playing Destiny 2 on the PS4 and going to the PC port then.

Comment by shadosan

on 2017-05-18T14:08:11-05:00

Welp, already struggling to buy more wow tokens. None available.

Comment by josephcun2520

on 2017-05-18T14:10:53-05:00

Will it be on mac too or only windows?\r\rTrying to play games on a Mac. lol\rThey don't need to be in the app, they could be separate just like all the other classic games (wc3+frozen throne, starcraft, diablo 2+lord of destruction)

Comment by Artio

on 2017-05-18T14:11:03-05:00

What is battle.net? I was thinking they changed app name to Blizzard :thinking:It's indeed called "Blizzard App" now.But if you start WoW, it will say "Starting Battle.Net..."I guess the naming is still not 100% complete\/done.And the oldschool players will probably call it Battle.net App for many years to come too... Just like the author of article above. And me too. :)

Comment by lankybrit

on 2017-05-18T14:38:32-05:00

Will it be on mac too or only windows?\r\rTrying to play games on a Mac. lol\r\rThat's one of the great things about Blizzard. Mac support. Don't knock it until you try it.

Comment by Wayren

on 2017-05-18T14:40:36-05:00

Uh. K.

Comment by arthasbg

on 2017-05-18T14:40:53-05:00

There go the wow token prices again...

Comment by BathroomBuddha

on 2017-05-18T15:01:55-05:00

I was really surprised to hear about this because Destiny isn't really part of the Blizzard "universe" (even though Destiny is part of Bungie and Bungie is part of Blizzard, apparently {just found that out})\r\rI look forward to seeing how the game plays out, however, and am eager to see if there are any references to Destiny 2 that will be added to the other Blizzard games.\r\r(Like the merchant in Dalaran from WoW that sells certain types of merchandise; I heard he was a reference to a particular vendor from the first Destiny game?)\r\rSo, all in all, I'm surprised and interested in how all of this will play out!

Comment by tyr2009

on 2017-05-18T15:03:28-05:00

PC Master Race wins again!\r\rNow they need to discuss xbox to pc crossplatform play. I'd love to play it on my computer while my kid plays on the xbox.

Comment by kodora1316

on 2017-05-18T15:07:30-05:00

Well that explains the sudden jump in token prices & unavailability.

Comment by trest

on 2017-05-18T15:30:30-05:00

I\u2019ll echo the question of whether there will be a Mac release.\r\rIt\u2019s certainly conceivable given that Bungie started on Mac back in the 1990\u2019s (Marathon!) and, except for Overwatch (I\u2019m still salty on that one \ud83d\ude21), Blizzard has almost always released for both Macs and Windows.\r\rTrying to play games on a Mac. lol\r\rThe 1990\u2019s are calling you. They want their pointless platform antagonism back.\r\rUnless someone is into the whole thing of spending thousands on absolutely the most up-to-date super-optimized system components to custom build their gaming machine, Macs are just fine for most gaming (when the developers do a Mac build).\r\rWoW runs very nicely, with a pile of add-ons, on even a few-years-old mid-range iMac (let alone the latest maxed out).